Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is an Ethiopian public health official and diplomat who has served as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2017. He is the first African to hold this prestigious position, having previously served as Ethiopia's Minister of Health and Minister of Foreign Affairs. His career has been dedicated to improving global health, particularly in developing nations, and he has led the WHO through major health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.